Lancom 800+ User Manual

Also see for 800+: Installation guide

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LANCOM 800+ – LANCOM DSL/I- 10+ – LANCOM DSL/I- 1611 Office Chapter 1: Introduction11ENIn some models the ADSL modem is integrated directly in the router.LANCOM800+, LANCOM DSL/I-1611 Office or LANCOM DSL/I-10+ are connected tothe splitter using a separate ADSL modem.LANCOM 800+, LANCOM DSL/I-1611 Office or LANCOM DSL/I-10+can also utilize other broadband connections (e.g. cable modem) thatoffer a 10/100Base-Tx-Ethernet connector over PPPoE, PPTP or plainEthernet (with or without DHCP).1.2 Which use does VPN offer?For LANCOM DSL/I-1611 Office onlyA VPN (Virtual Private Network) can be used to set up cost-effective, publicIP networks, for example via the ultimate network: the Internet.The model LANCOM DSL/I-1611 Office from LCOS-Version 3.32upwards is equipped with 5 channels by default. The additionalLANCOM VPN Option can extend VPN support to 25 active tunnels.While this may sound unspectacular at first, in practice it has profound effects.To illustrate this, let's first look at a typical corporate network without VPNtechnology. In the second step, we will see how this network can be optimizedby the deployment of VPN.RouterADSLmodemInternetSplitterTelephoneTelephonenetworkSplitterADSL providerSwitching nodeDSL accessmultiplexerSubscriber